Project Manager Visp Separation

Arxada(formerly Lonza) is a pioneering leader with a powerful legacy: Over 120 yearsof creating specialty chemicals and solutions that potentiate the performance of our customers and their products. Our solutions, our expertise and our support help them to perform better - to be more efficient, more effective and more sustainable. We are passionate about empowering high performance and enabling our employees, partners and customers to realize their full potential. Together we make daily life safer, cleaner, healthier and greener. If you like making a difference, we are the company for you!

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager in Visp, Switzerland. As an active contributor to the SPS Integrated Operations and site leadership team you lead the Arxada carve-out from Lonza at its core site in Visp and drive towards “Day 2” business continuity. You complement the team to run this critical and time-limited workstream regarding the separation in all details for the next approximately 1.5 years through a period of high transformation. The Project Leader Visp reports directly to the Head of Integrated Operations.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the Arxada carve-out from Lonza at its core site in Visp and drive towards “Day 2” business continuity
• Accountable to identify all key sub-workstreams (shared services agreements, technical services agreements, physical infrastructure, stand alone processes and adaptions)
• Create sub-teams with clear mandates
• Derive roadmap, milestones and project plan
• Manage priorities and escalations. Prioritize multiple demands and leads defined work to successful conclusion on time
• Develops budgets and resource plans
• Handling of complex processes, not daunted by managing IT/OT interfaces
• Manage the project execution
• Accountable for the carve-out budget in alignment with transformation team
• Interface with relevant Lonza and services providers counterparts
• Act as a key interface and communication hub for all separation workstreams
• Be an active contributor to the SPS Integrated Operations and site leadership team

Key requirements:

• Bachelor or Master degree in a scientific/ technical discipline
• Significant knowledge of the chemical industry or similar industries
• Substantial experience in manufacturing
• Experience in a consulting firm driving tangible change management projects in complex settings with a proven track-record (performance and impact) or project management experience in similar roles in relevant industrial companies
• Understanding of complex processes and deep knowledge of global management system approaches and structures
• Strong strategic thinker and able to understand impact of changes cross functional
• Proactively seeks to understand internal stakeholder needs, open and transparent communicator
• Uses systematic approaches to ensure customer key metrics are tracked and analyzed for continuous improvement
• Creates a positive work environment for the team and demonstrates high integrity
• Appreciation of the industry or understanding of carve-out situations a plus
• Proficiency in German (written and spoken) is a must as well as very good communication skills in English

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